Happy Friday!! Here are the six lovely lippies I got from Etude House while I was in Seoul. Might I refresh your memory of my love for SHINee? It boggles my mind how much Etude House must make from SHINee crazed fangirls (and...fanboys, keke)..obviously, myself included. XD

Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips-talk Lipsticks

From left to right: BE101, OR204, OR205, PK004, PK005, and RD304

BE101 Worrisome Beige 애태우는 베이지

Looks like boring beige but is actually a pinkish nude beige color.

OR204 Bashful Coral 부끄러운 코랄

This looks like a bright orange color but is a pretty, peachy-pink coral.

OR205 Excited Orange 신나는 노렌지

This orange looks a bit light and florescent but is a nice, light orange shade (just a tad florescent).

PK004 Breathless Pink 숨막히는 핑크

I love this name, hehe. This looks scary bright at first but is a nice blue-based pink that leans fuchsia-ish. Reminds me of a few MAC colors.

PK005 In Love Pink 설레이는 핑크

This is more of a milky pink but more pigmented than a baby pink. It's a very wearable color.

RD304 Thrilling Red 짜릿한 레드

I don't wear red lipstick very often but this isn't your standard red. It's a cherry red that almost borderlines a dark, blue-based pink depending on the lighting.

Swatches from left to right: BE101, OR204, OR205, RD304, PK004 and PK005. I used 3 swipes above to make it more pigmented and even. The bottom pic only has 2 swipes so you can see the lighter colors look more sheer.

Description

Smooth textured lipstick supplies vivid color and moist shine.

• Smooth texture and outstanding color of creamy gel texture makes clean and vivid lips.
• Relaxed Fitting Complex & Smooth Powder System makes smooth lips without crack.
• Moist Liquid Paste and Hydro-Moist Complex makes moist and kissable lips.

Left to right: PK004 Breathless Pink, PK005 In Love Pink, RD304 Thrilling Red

Left to right: BE101 Worrisome Beige, OR204 Bashful Coral, OR205 Excited Orange

Price:

I believe these were about 8,5000 won plus tax in Korea. Of course, it will cost more outside of Korea but I suggest not paying more than $15 with shipping.

Where to Buy:

any Etude House store in Asia, otherwise online at Gmarket (look for official Etude House seller), imomoko.com, eBay, Amazon, etc.

Pros

♥ cute packaging

♥ 24 available colors

♥ moisturizing

Cons

♥ settles into lip lines and makes any dryness look worse

♥ a good majority of the colors are rather bright or a bit florescent

♥ can only buy online if you're in the US or another country where Etude House hasn't set up shop

My Thoughts

The packaging is really girly and cute. The plastic container is a very pale lavender with an iridescence sheen and small, metallic bow near the base. Each lipstick has the Etude House symbol embossed on the side. The colors are vivid and the texture is creamy. Some of the colors, especially the lighter colors, feather very obviously when applied and really settle into lip lines; they also also don't apply evenly, needing at least 2-3 lswipes or layers to even out the color. You definitely need to exfoliate your lips beforehand, probably within the past 24 hours or else the lipstick will make any signs of dryness look worse. Aside from that, the texture feels smooth and I find these to be more moisturizing than the Relvon ColorStay lip butters. Yeah, I said it! Of course, that's just my personal experience as I didn't find any of the Relvon lip butters I'd tried to be moisturizing.

PK005 In Love Pink 설레이는 핑크

PK004 Breathless Pink 숨막히는 핑크

BE101 Worrisome Beige 애태우는 베이지

OR204 Bashful Coral 부끄러운 코랄

OR205 Excited Orange 신나는 노렌지

PK004 Breathless Pink 숨막히는 핑크

RD304 Thrilling Red 짜릿한 레드

I wasn't able to take proper lip swatches because my camera washed out all of the colors when framing closeups, but I will take proper pictures soon. In the meantime, below are the four colors promoted by SHINee and Dara in the Kiss Note ads. (Yes, I have all four, keke.)

There are 24 available shades of pinks, reds, beiges, oranges and corals.

Anyone actually read some of the names? They baffle me...I'm not sure if some were just lost in translation or what. I've seen Bashful Coral also translated as Shameful Coral, keke. (Shameful makes me think Walk of Shame, ahahaha.) Angry Pink? Jealous Pink? Disgusted Pink? Lonely Red? (haha) And all of the Beiges - Worrisome, Sleepy, Yearning, and Strange. XP

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!